Research Article
Depression among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending ART Clinics at Aksum Town, Aksum, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Aksum town, Aksum, Ethiopia, 2015.
| Variable | Categories | Number (n) | Percent () |
| Sex | Male | 239 | 58.2 | | Female | 172 | 41.8 | Age | 18-29 | 77 | 18.7 | | 30-39 | 187 | 45.5 | | 40-49 | 109 | 26.5 | | 50-62 | 38 | 9.2 | | Mean age (SD) | 36.2 (9.2) | | Religion | Orthodox | 362 | 88.1 | | Muslim | 47 | 11.4 | | Catholic | 2 | 0.5 | Ethnicity | Tigray | 410 | 99.8 | | Amhara | 1 | 0.2 | Residence | Urban | 367 | 89.3 | | Rural | 44 | 10.7 | Marital status | Single | 72 | 17.5 | | Married | 192 | 46.7 | | Widowed | 46 | 11.2 | | Divorced | 80 | 19.5 | | Separated | 21 | 5.1 | Educational level | No formal education | 86 | 20.9 | | Primary education(1-8) | 196 | 47.7 | | Secondary education(9-12) | 102 | 24.8 | | College and above (>12) | 27 | 6.6 | Occupation | No occupation | 63 | 15.3 | | Government employed | 77 | 18.7 | | Business/self-employed | 136 | 33.1 | | Farmer | 24 | 5.8 | | Daily laborer | 11 | 27.0 | Monthly income in ETB | <=500 | 156 | 37.9 | | 501-750 | 50 | 12.2 | | 751-1000 | 104 | 25.3 | | >=1001 | 101 | 24.6 | Food diversity | Low | 141 | 34.3 | | Medium | 243 | 59.1 | | High | 27 | 6.6 | Daily eating pattern | Three meals or more | | | | Two meals or less | 239 | 58.2 | | | 172 | 41.8 |
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